The 3rd season of the anthology series is embeded in the heart of the Ozarks in which a troubling criminal offense takes place and a secret that deepens over years plays out in the 3 different period. Oscar winner Mahershala Ali will represent Wayne Hays, a state authorities investigator from Northwest Arkansas, while Carmen Ejogo will represent Arkansas teacher Amelia Reardon, who shares a connection with 2 missing kids in 1980.

Nic Pizzolatto functions as the showrunner and among the executive manufacturers will be the sole author of the 3rd season with the exception of episode 4, which he co-wrote with David Milch. Jeremy Saulnier, another executive manufacturer, will serve as the director together with Pizzolatto, the latter making his directorial launching.